Grandma Henke

On Sundays I often count my blessings.    Not that I’m not aware of my blessings on the other six days of the week, because in general I think I’m a grateful person.   But, on Sundays, it is quiet and peaceful, and I think back over the years of my life and  I realize that as a child I was totally unaware of the people around me who were such a blessing in my life or of the circumstances of my relatively carefree life.     I suppose that’s how most children are … blissfully living in a tiny corner of a big world.    At least children who live in some parts of the world.   

And then we grow up and eventually we see the difference and hear about sad things in other parts of the world than our comfortable little space.  And on Sundays,  when I start thinking and writing about my all of this, I always I wish I could share some of my blessings with them:

I wish every place in the world had hot and cold running water in their house.

I wish every living quarter had sturdy floors, walls, and roof.

I wish every person had adequate bedding and a soft pillow to lay their head on at night.

I wish every home had a fridge with milk for their children and a cupboard full of food for them to prepare.

I wish every home had the opportunity to worship however they want, but that they also had the opportunity to hear and read about God and Jesus Christ.

I wish every family in the world had access to medical help.

I wish every father had a way to support his family, one that would build within him a strong self esteem because of his hard work.

I wish every mother had the option of staying at home with her children.

I wish every woman in the world was treated gently and kindly, and felt valued and loved.

I wish every child lived in a home where love was spoken and there were no dangerous shadows and corners with anger and abuse.

I wish every child had a school full of books and crayons and pictures.

I wish all children could dream of an attainable future.

I wish all this would happen because that’s how people wanted it to be be, not because of wars and laws.

Please, God, bless the people in the world who are in need.   Help those of us who have to be more aware of ways we can make a difference.